Why Trump’s Labor Board is So Scared of Scabby the Rat
Five years ago, I began a relationship with an unlikely companion. […]
Organizing
Government Reopens; New Shutdown Narrowly Averted
President Donald Trump got no funding for his wall along the Mexican border. The 35-day standoff between the White House and Democrats, who now hold a majority of seats in the House, yielded the President nothing. […]
Vice Media Post Employees
Ratify Guild Contract
Post-production employees of Vice Media, Inc. have overwhelmingly ratified a Motion Picture Editors Guild union contract. The agreement addresses employee’s concerns over pay and job security, and also breaks new ground on the topic of gender and use of pronouns. […]
30 Years on Sunset
Over the summer and fall of 1988, the Motion Picture Editors Guild in Hollywood, then IATSE Local 776, made two very auspicious hires to its staff. On July 25, Adriana Iglesias (now Iglesias-Dietl) became assistant bookkeeper and, on October 17, Lisa Berniker (now Dosch) was named administrative assistant. […]
The Never-Ending Effort to Forge Solidarity
This issue of CineMontage, for all its many virtues, isn’t the most important piece of mail you’ll receive this month. Local 700 members, as well as members of our 12 sister IATSE locals who share the Basic Agreement, will soon receive ballots in their mailboxes. […]
Solidarity on Display in Record Turnout for Editors Guild Special Meetings
In a strong display of solidarity, a record number of Motion Picture Editors Guild members attended Special Membership Meetings in Los Angeles, New York and Marin County to discuss contract negotiations. […]
260,000 UPS Workers Were Headed for a Massive Strike; New Deal May Avoid It
UPS just avoided a close call. The massive package delivery company reached a handshake contract deal with Teamsters negotiators on Thursday. Teamsters members had earlier authorized a strike that could have started in August if a […]
‘Hog Wild’ Recounts Bitter 15-Year Unionization Battle in North Carolina
In her first book, “Hog Wild: The Battle for Workers’ Rights at The World’s Largest Slaughterhouse” (University of Iowa Press), Lynn Waltz recounts how these conditions boiled over into the nation’s epic unionization battles, a relentless, bitter and […]
Florida Times-Union’s Newsroom Announced Its Intention to Unionize
On Tuesday, the newsroom at the Florida Times-Union announced it had started the process that will lead to a vote on whether to unionize. The Times-Union intends to join The NewsGuild-CWA, a union that represents 25,000 journalists […]
Unionized MGM Workers in Las Vegas Ratify Contract
Thousands of unionized workers at Las Vegas casino-resorts operated by MGM Resorts International, including Bellagio, Aria and Mandalay Bay, approved a new five-year contract Tuesday. Despite the ratified contracts, there are still 14,000 workers […]